The Witch's Taste

Chapter 395 The weight of holding a sword
"The film was played in the empire?" Chen Ziang asked in surprise.

"Yes." Xia Zili replied, "All the star regions combined have tens of billions of views."

It’s actually not surprising that the Starship Humanity promotional video became popular on the Empire’s Internet.

After all, the promotional video itself is very positive: first, it criticizes the imperialism and hegemony of the Federation (in line with the common people of the Empire's perception of the Federation); second, it shows the persecution of human beings of all races (causing empathy among the common people of the Empire); and finally, it first Yi Zaiyang celebrates the fearless courage of starship humans (everyone loves a good ending).In addition, it is all shot with realistic content, so it is normal for it to become a phenomenon-level work.

What really surprised Chen Ziang was that even with tens of billions of views, the Empire officials still didn't "censor" it?Just let public opinion ferment like this?
"It's probably laying the groundwork in advance." Tsukimiya Suzuna said lazily, "When the public opinion really rises, then the official will make a statement, and the opposition will not dare to risk offending so many people by singing the opposite tune."

Without the threat of the federal fleet and imperial agents, this girl has been completely lying down recently. She is too lazy to even do regular safety inspections on the ship. She only watches soap operas and plays games every day - it is said that a certain film and television company within the Starship Humanity , a very brainless soap opera was made specifically for her. The ratings were extremely low but it was still on the air because Suzuna Tsukimiya was following this show.

"Okay." Chen Ziang breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems that we will all get the imperial ID cards soon."

After leading the starship humanity across nearly half of the galaxy and leading tens of millions of people to escape from the clutches of the Federation, Chen Ziang didn't feel any sense of relief at this time.

Because one person was left behind.

"Sister's matter..." Xia Zili was silent for a moment and asked, "Is it settled?"

"Don't worry, there's only good news." Chen Zi'ang said with a smile, "I already have a clue."

"Do you need our help?" Tsukimiya Suzuna asked simply.

Ever since she learned about Xia Qingyu, she had no ill feelings towards that woman at all, at least her hatred was not as strong as before.

"No need." Chen Ziang shook his head, "When I need help, I will come to you."

The two witches returned to the ruined star area afterwards, and apart from a large number of starship wreckage, they did not find any remains of Xia Qingyu.

I don’t know how she “died” with the Federation fleet, because among the starship wreckage at the scene, there were far more characteristic fragments belonging to the Federation fleet than on the human side of the starship—a rough estimate is that at least [-] to [-] percent of them were sunk. Rate.

It's just that Chen Ziang would rather use so many federal fleet wrecks to exchange for even a small piece of Xia Qingyu's remains...

After chatting with Qingyu Suzuna for a while, Chen Ziang returned to the cabin and began to share the current "resurrection" progress with Chen Xiaozhu.

Of course, it is impossible for my sister to respond.The reason why he chose to do this was actually just to rearrange his thoughts through narrative.

"...Xia Qingyu's ability to 'write' memories in the so-called notebook proves that she must have the ability to control the mind." Chen Ziang said slowly, "She can accurately cut out the memories in her mental body."

"If she is ready to seek death, I don't think she will leave no way out for herself. After all, seeking death is just a means to completely deceive the old emperor, not her real purpose, right?"

Chen Xiaozhu didn't answer.

"Alas." Chen Ziang half-knelt on the ground, carefully holding his sister's hand, and sighed, "She has paid so much for me in the past, but I never realized it. If she were to die completely like this, I would be in trouble for the rest of my life. I won’t forgive myself.”

"It's just that I don't know where her back-up plan is hidden. I'm not even sure if she really has a back-up plan for resurrection. Xiaozhu, what do you think if she is really discouraged and chooses to end her life completely? , then what should I do?”

Chen Ziang was a little discouraged.If it was really certain that Xia Qingyu had a way to revive her, he would help her return at all costs.

But I couldn't even figure this out.

I don't know how long it took, but just when Chen Zi'ang regained his energy and planned to look around Xia Qingyu's study again, Chen Xiaozhu suddenly slowly stretched out his hand and hugged him with open arms.

"It's okay." She said softly, "Brother, you have done a good job."

Chen Ziang was a little sluggish.

How long has it been since Xiaozhu spoke again?

He didn't know what to say, so he just hugged his sister tightly.

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"You want to resurrect the dead..." said the ghoul priest Salahek in the city of Zubasa, "I do know many methods, but I don't recommend you to do this. The deceased should get the peace and tranquility she deserves. calm."

"I first want to confirm whether any of the 'many methods' you know can be used." Chen Zi'ang said lightly, "I went to ask some other lower-level races for advice. At first they said it could be done, but later I heard" No remains of the deceased remained, and everyone immediately changed their stories."

"Haha, when it comes to the research on death, who can compare with us ghouls?" Salahek said contemptuously, "You are not asking for advice on drowning Hailin, are you? What they are obsessed with studying is how to kill people. There is nothing they can do about the already dead people."

"So, you who have studied death extremely thoroughly, what can you teach me?" Chen Ziang asked with a sigh.

"First of all, just because you don't find the remains of the deceased, it doesn't mean that the remains have not survived." Salahek pointed out, "For example, in our dying realm, we can find the residual spirituality of any deceased."

"But only if it doesn't take long before death." Chen Ziang sighed, "And it also needs to have enough 'possession' as a beacon." "That's right." Salahek said with a smile, and let out the unique sharp teeth of a ghoul. The sound of friction, "But the more powerful the deceased was in life, the longer their spirituality can survive in the 'dying realm'. Some gods' favorites can even 'live' here, do you understand? They are dead, but their spirituality Living in the dying realm, you are not afraid of the erosion here at all."

"Well..." Chen Ziang looked thoughtful, but hope was rekindled in his heart.

Was Xia Qingyu strong enough during her lifetime?Of course!After all, she is a witch on the level of Suzuna Murasaki!It is much stronger than someone like Nishikawa Mie.

So, will the backup plan she left behind be hidden in the dying realm?Considering she had been here with me before, it wasn't impossible.

"What is the specific method?" Chen Ziang asked.

"I'll teach you a spell." Salahek said with a smile, "You need a milliliter of fresh blood, a black corrupt spirit, a severely moldy food, and an object that has the closest connection with the deceased during his lifetime, and then The remnant spirit of the deceased can be found by performing certain extremely complex and lengthy rituals.”

"You want to find the black and corrupt spirituality in the white desert outside?" Chen Ziang asked in confirmation.

Everything else is not difficult to obtain and can be obtained easily in the real world.

"That's right." Salahek replied, "If the realm of death is compared to the stomach that digests the spirit of the dead, then the so-called black corrupt spirit is an existence that cannot be digested in the stomach and is similar to a stone."

"Although they are few in number, they should not be a problem for you." He looked at the Mandala Magic Sword on Chen Ziang's waist and let out a hoarse laugh again, "After all, you have become the true owner of this sword. , the various dangers wandering in the desert are nothing to you."

"Yes." Chen Ziang pressed the hilt of the Mandala Sword and felt a slight tingling sensation in the palm of his hand.

Blood-stained brooch, Song of the Drowned, Void Sacrifice... Nowadays, I have many ways to save my life. Unless I accidentally encounter the incarnation of some god, there should be no risk.

only……

What does "you have become the true master of this sword" mean?
After leaving the city of Zubasa, Chen Ziang entered the vast white desert and searched for about half an hour, killing a few monsters that rushed towards him.

These weird shapes have indescribable shapes, and seem to be made from the body parts of countless different races. The only thing that remains unchanged is that as long as they are stabbed by the Mandala Sword, they will immediately become like deflated balloons. It shriveled up in an instant.

At the same time, an extremely strong sense of pain and emptiness emerged from the depths of Chen Ziang's soul.

He couldn't tell where the pain came from, as if he had fallen into the deep sea. The huge pressure from all directions was ravaging his muscles and bones, making his nervous system make an overwhelmed rattling sound. The pain hit him in waves like a tidal wave. Come.

Fortunately, this feeling only lasted for a moment and disappeared quickly.

Chen Ziang managed to calm down, feeling that he roughly understood what Salahek meant.

To use the Mandala Sword, you need to pay a price - that is, part of your origin.

However, when I used this sword in the past, I never felt any pain or sense of emptiness.

Combined with what the ghoul priest just said, we can easily draw a conclusion:
That is, in the past, although I could use the Mandala Sword, I had not become its true master.

So when did this change?

Chen Ziang thought like this, and the answer gradually emerged in his mind.

He no longer continued his aimless search in the white desert, but teleported to the inside of the Mandala Sword, where he saw Mie Nishikawa sleeping, Saori Mizuhara and Seiko Takano playing poker.

"What's wrong?" Takano Seiko raised his glasses, "Is there something you want us to do?"

"It's okay, I just want to visit the Mandala Temple." Chen Ziang said with a smile, "You don't have to worry about me."

He passed through the archway made of vines and arrived at the plane where the Mandala Temple was located. Then he passed through the fragmented space as usual and began to move along the long corridor.

On the right side of the corridor are statues one after another, each representing a sword bearer in history - they were willing to leave part of their souls here, which contained their talents and powers to help subsequent sword bearers. Swordsmen live better.

But Chen Ziang did not examine the abilities provided by these seniors one by one.He just kept moving forward silently and sadly, his steps becoming faster and faster.

Finally, he reached the end.

Not the end of the corridor, but the end of the line of statues.

The last statue is a human woman standing silently.Her face was blurry and her facial features could not be seen clearly, but the light blue secret text nameplate recorded some of her contents:
"Xia Qingyu, a human sword wielder. He bears the weight of holding the sword alone, but he leaves the glorious task of serving the magic sword to others."

Chen Ziang stared at the statue in silence and shouted in a low voice:
"Qingyu?"

(End of this chapter)